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Table 2 Background characteristics of patients with Kasabach–Merritt syndrome undergoing hepatectomy for hemangioma

From: Outcomes of surgery for giant hepatic hemangioma

Basic data

N

Number of cases

22

Age (years)

 

 Mean ± SD

56.4 ± 10.6

 Range

36–71

Gender

 Male (%)

7 (31.8)

 Female (%)

15 (68.2)

Symptoms

 No symptoms (%)

10 (45.5)

 Abdominal pain (%)

12 (54.5)

Platelet count (× 109/l)

 Pre-operation (range)

56–89

 Post-operation (range)

75–143

Tumor size

 > 10 cm and < 15 cm (%)

3 (13.6)

 > 15 cm (%)

19 (86.4)

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